Nestled in the scenic Northamptonshire countryside, Whittlebury Spa has been crowned winner of the Best Day Spa category in the Northants Muddy Stilettos Award 2023. The state-of-the-art spa, situated in over 700 acres of ancient parkland in Whittlebury Park Hotel, impressed the judging panel with its luxurious treatments and tranquil ambience, earning it this coveted […]
Pools
Swim spa sales rising againâŠSwim spas enjoyed a huge rise in demand during the pandemic as gyms and local pools closed and consumers turned to home workouts. While demand slowed down post-pandemic, the market is now experiencing renewed interest in swim spas with demand starting to increase. During the pandemic, the shipping rates for […]
Therme Manchester, the UKâs first city-based wellbeing resort, is on course to begin work later this year with construction scheduled to take around 24 months. It is the first in a nationwide rollout of the Therme concept, set to include Glasgow, London and Wales. Expected to attract up to 20,000 visitors a day, Therme Groupâs […]
Judith Wojtowicz takes a closer look at Serco Leisure, four-times winner of Water Leisure Operator of the year… Despite phenomenal growth in the last two years, the âexciting stuff is yet to comeâ, according to Helen Bull, national commercial aquatics manager of reigning Swimming Pool Operators Of the Year, Serco Leisure. With swim lessons up […]
A gold standard pool from Origin Leisure… The team at Origin Leisure offer a turnkey service for clients from barn conversions to pool hall extensions. Winning a gold standard in the 2022 UK Pool & Spa Awards, this beautifully bright extension to a South Buckinghamshire house offers the perfect venue for an open-plan entertainment space. […]
UK brand ambassadors for Niveko, the HTP Group has experienced sustained business growth, over the past decade, reflecting the pace of its fast-moving one-piece pool supplier. âIt is 12 years since we bought our first Niveko pool which has served as a flagship project for us, over more than a decade,â reflects HTPâs Managing Director, […]
Aqua Warehouse Group (AWG) have appointed well known industry personality, David Wright as Business Development Manager. David offers an outstanding insight on how the hot tub industry works and brings vast knowledge and experience. Working with many of the leading spa manufacturers, David has been in the wet leisure industry for 23 years. He started […]
A recent ISPE presentation by Karl Rowntree from Rotaspa covered the topical issue of energy saving in hot tubs. The Institute is planning to present more topics of interest to those in the spa/ hot tub side of the trade and would be interested to hear what subjects you would like to see presented. Subjects […]
The next ISPE Filtration Workshop on Tuesday November 14th at Plastipackâs premises in St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, is by kind permission of Peter Adlington, FISPE. This workshop, presented by Chris Carr, FISPE and Philip Barlow, FISPE, with assistance form Kim Mumford, MISPE, is ideal for new fitters or those who would like a bit of […]
Swim England recently joined forces with the Swimming Teachersâ Association (STA) to tackle the urgent issue of more than 660,000 children could be missing out on swimming lessons. The national governing body says there are 12,000 vacant roles across the aquatics sector, with more than 3,700 amongst national and regional operators. Based on the shortage, […]
